Illustration: On the veranda of a rural Japanese house at dusk, a child crouches close to a single firefly resting on a leaf beside the step. Its abdomen gives off a tiny, barely perceptible glow.

JLPT N1na-adjectiveLevel estimated by Bebop

かすか

kasuka

faint, slight

Example sentences

  1. すぐそばでかすかな音おとがした。

    I heard a faint sound nearby.

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  2. 私わたしはかすかに微笑ほほえんだ。

    I smiled faintly.

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  3. 叫さけび声ごえはかすかになった。

    The sound of shouting grew faint.

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